Lately I've been wondering why my ac fan seemed so weak, I don't use it much, but since it's been so hot out lately I started using my ac. So it dawned on me while at work to check my cabin air filter, and this is what I found...



this shows a comparison picture between the old one and the new one. This is after 27000 miles on my car. I imagine some of your cars out there have a lot more than that and have never changed them. Since I changed it, my fan feels about 50% more powerful, so change those filters!

For the record, it's about $20 at a dealer, so you might wanna shop around for one online to see if you can find one cheaper.

 

Damn. lol

 

Where is the filter located?

 

it's behind the glove box, you gotta push in the sides of it, so that it can drop down far enough to reach it, here's the how to I used

http://www.micronair.us/assets/pdfs/426.pdf

 

Aren't our filters carbon activated to change colour anyways? Still change them of course but it just means they'll look dirty after you put them in anyways.

 

I got mine at Auto Zone for less then $20 with tax.

 

Great post tommy am changing mine tommorow we will have to get together here soon how was the meet?

 

only a few of us showed up, everyone else had something come up or backed out. Still had fun though.

 

I really don't know if that's true or not, either way mine was pretty well packed with dirt. I blew on mine and dirt went flying out of it.

 

Thats cool well maybe we could have like a friday or something and go to dragway 42.. its always a fun time out there maybe like 3 saturdays from now or something

 

think im gonna change mine soon, im almost at 18k. and slow ss that sounds fun, id be down if its a saturday or sunday. never been to the strip.

 

the OEM filter is a carbon filter and makes it look blacker than it really is, replacement GM ones arent. they are just plain white paper.

Fram makes a carbon and baking soda filter.

 

ya I'm down for that. Be warned I'm the slowest drag racer ever.

 

haha thats fine tommy .. not going to lie dragway42 as a track sucks but its the most fun... they do test and tunes friday and tuesday night so im thinking like a friday night 3 saturdays from now my last run was 14.0 @ 105 my 60fts were 2.4 I think but that was before I got new tires so we shall see but ill make a thread about it in a week or so it will be a good time

 

i cant go on fridays

 

Got a size or part number so i can swap mine?

 

Sure, here ya go

 

30,000 lol

 

just did this on my car big difference. Thank you for posting this. i honestly didnt know our car had cabin filters.

 

Damn, just checked mine and same thing black and full of !*#^@& going to change it today!!

 

Bought one last night and changing it today. lol Thanks for the reminder. cost me $15
52K never been changed, definetly noticed a difference. lol

 

I changed mine yesterday, I found a cricket

 

Wow, do you guys even read?

The OEM filter is CARBON...BLACK.

The comparison photos are pointless...

 

Changed mine at 35 bc it smelled like someone peed in mine i took it out and it was dirty, with a new one in there it blows more air, and smells better

 

changed mine at 70k miles. cheap to do and well worth it